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lity, has been forbidden in tLe King of Westpbaliait ,Its Circulation has also been'prohibited in i territory. liamburgh. On receiving the news of the Armistice between the two Emperors, colonial produce rose ftill 10 per cent. in the northern markets. MUNICH, JULY io.—The French Minister re ceived last night, by Estafetie, a Note containing some farther details, respeaing the late events, which We hasten to communicate to the public. WOLKERSDORF, JULY 7.—After the battle of Wa gram, the enemy's army is in a terrible flight. It is pursued in all direalons. Our advanced posts are two leagues froth Nellolsburgh. His Majesty's head -quarters are at Wolkersdorf, on the same spot where the Emperor of Austria was last night. This Prince saw the confli& from the height command ing the village of Habersbrunn, and perceiv ing the battle was lost, he disappeared, and re turned to Brunn. The inhabitants of the coun- try state, that the enemy's loss, in killed, wounded, and deserters, is very considerable. The army, which consisted of 200,000 men, was, pro bahly, not 45,000 under its colours. The number of killed is rated at 36,000 Men ; the wounded are found in great numbers in every village, and piece's ,of artillery are found in the I.vockla. Several perons 'assert that the enemy intended to Tive retreated 'to Hungary, but the events of the day prevented them. Some 4itaend to say, they have recognised upon the field of baple, the bodies of 20 Austrian Gene rals. The nuaiber of wounded Generals is far more . `considerable: JULy national Gazette contains *tat follows.:--;- " The complete vi&ory o'er the Austrian army, 'on the sth, 6th, and 7th of July, was again attained by Nitiot.Eog's superior genius, by so guiding the Movements of the army, .that by small sacritice on - his part, the Anstrian army was totted by manceUvres to quit its positions, in which it SuppOSed itself in- Vincible, when the French 'Gra'nd Army rushed upOn it ; and odcasiOned its defeat - . " All Mciavia and Bolfeniia . are open to the *Con: Clueror. The 'secoild Eava'rian division, under Lieut.- General \YR - Ent, had a glorious share in the event of the day'. On its arrival at Vienna, on the Mb instant, it had only 'crossed the Danube, and was led into battle-. tieutenaUt-General Vox \Vital)* bad at first a horse killed ender hien, afterwards he 'received a contusion on the hip; by a eannon , shot, which is not, however, dangerous. When he left the field of battle, he encouraged the troops to per- Severance and Valour; by a speech. In the battle of the s:h; the Archduke LE .A-rs is also said :to have been dangerously wounied."— '(Corresp'orident.) • [PRIVATii C.,”IIIESPONDENCE.) BANKS ilia' ELSE , jULY .21.—;-ThIS Morning at three o'clock; the French Minister received a Courier, with Dispatches from the army, as well as With a Copy of the Armistice concluded between Ole Austrian and French armies, on the 12th last, The conditiOns Of the Armistice have not yet been PUblished, but it is certain that they are very hu miliating and hard for Austria: The latter must giYe up to the French, during the Armistice, the distrids of Znaim and Brunn. It most also draw all its troops - from the Tyrol, Voralberg, and Gratt, and abandon the loyal inhabitants of these countries • to their sanguinary tyrants. Negociations of Peace will, it is slid, be imme diately entered upon ; report says under the media. , tion of Russia: • The Limerick Paper of the 28th last, received yesterday, contains the following paragraph ;Yesterd a y arr i ve d 'i n our port, the Edward a n d , i ' ar ies, of and from Philad e lphi a , she - spoke the a p Ann, BEIAMORD, from Liverpool, bound to N ew -York, in lat. 39. long. 6g. out 62 days. On the Bth inst. in lat. 48. long. 42. W. 1 . 11 in with four sail of men of war,-all dismasted but one fri gate, then standing to the eastward ; one of the fri gates having a jury,top-tnast rigged, had a 74-gun ship in tow, supposed to be French, with her fore tnast only standing ; they were steering in such a dire6tion, that the master states they were bound to fialifax." a ce A. b vacancy of great importance has just t a k e n pi Jac in the University .of Oxford. Dr. C Y R IL o A h CK I StM has resign e d t h e • hi g h O f fi ce o f D ean o f ..st Ch urch, afier filling it for above twenty-six years, wilt knowledged. a reputation and ability universally Spanishac s. The llcpherd dogs are • endowed with an uncommon share of sagacity. So 'far from being the terror, it seems, from their manner, that they are :.•onseinns of being the guides and guardians thellocivi committed to their charge. Those which have come to this country are of the size and shape of English mastiffs, but:marked something like spaniels or setters. The sheep are small, and in 'clitrcrently shaped, not superior in appearance to those I.vhich depasture our commons. The Merino seems to be 'an improved breed, and greatly supe— rior to the common Spanish sheep. • Two valuable horses having died, and several other's having become sick, in consequence of drink ing out of a certain trough at Newmarket, the water has been analysed, and" there are strong grounds to suspect, that poison was mixed with 4.-4 reward of -100 guineas has beep offered for the discovery of tile person guilty of thisleinous offence. INDEPENDENT PEOPLE of iI,IIIIP _ stung. My FRIENDS) As the great majority of you have but little time for attending tb political,squabbles, many of those Many, who, I hope, will read this letter, way not knoW that there resides in a corner of our county, at a little place called Batley, a felloW of the 'name of COBBETT, who has done all he 'could to bring us Hainpshire folks into disgrace with all England ; by 'pretending to have an influence over our opinion, and great weight in our prOceedings. This fellow, if you believe himself, is . the greatest man not only in all Hampshire, but in, all the world, and he gives himself, in a Paper which he pri n tS . . once A week, such a fine charader for morality, pa triotism, courage, and every virtue, and every spe cies of talent, both 'public and private, that many peop!e who know nothing` of the fellow bin hil own story, are fools enough to believe that really, and truly, he leads the county by the nose. Now, this has for a long while 'been a great diS ttirbance to my mind, because, id far from being a good Man, he is a most complete'iMpostor. 1 love the very land of Hampshire, and its Chara6ter still more; myself, my father, and my grand-father, , have all lived amongst you, and, (prejudice or not, - ) I cannot 'help thinking that all England has not a richer or more beautiful county 'than our own, nor, any county lionester and truer-hearted inhabitants . ; than the people of HatripThire. How thenYfriends and neighbours, is it that we 'suffer this fellow to disgrace us, and bring •us into contempt, to write letters to us, as if we were his private friends, and to pUblitsh them after Wards a; if we Were his politi cal partisans; and whenever,, (and it happens pretty often) this impudent fellow is accused of any mal-pradice, what - does he do, but, instead of spewing hii innocence, he writes a long letter, ad dressed to 'us, as if we made corn cause with filth, and he 'strives to - Confound-us in the contempt which he hitnelf Universally excites. I should never have done, if I attempted to tell you all the .crimes that are laid to this COBBETT'S charge, and all the tricks that lie practices to avoid answering the accusations. You would be scanda,. lived, ifj related to you but a tythe of the absurd and malicious lies that this fellow tells: You would be astonished if I Were to produce you examples of his impudence, and you would be shocked and frightened at sortie instances of his malignity and yet this is the fellow who dares to couple his natue with ours'. Men of Harnpshire, is this to be borne ? We would not be ),he slays of the greatest and best man in the land---and shall we submit to be thought the toa&eaters, and followert of this Stupid, de gracted; low-born, pamphleter, whom all Englatid is laughing or hooting at ? No we shall shew him, and, what is better, we shall convince our countrymen, that we are not the fools or knaves that he takes us to be, and, as a sam ple of our sincerity, let us eater into a, resolution to read no more of his stuff, to take no more of his ,papers, and to keep 21. iGs. per year in our pockets, rather than throw it away on that dirty trash, called cr COBBETT'S Register." A MAN OF lIMOSHIRE. Rumsey, August I. • The Party who are so anxious to improve the Etri tish.Constitution, upon the principles which over - turned the former Government in France, and - which produced so deplorable a military despotism ktrthat country, have made a requisition to the Sheriff of Middlesex, and they are to assemble on Wednesday next, for the purpbse of considering the propriety,of Petitioning Parliament m favour of a Reform in the Representation. Surely these men have, not read their friend COBBETT'S Pamphlet, entitled " Ele mems of Reform," the only work he ever, published • that does ,credit . to his abiliti e s, an d, i n d ee d, t h e only work in ,vlrichille has maintained principles warranted by sound policy, common sense, and ex perience. In this pamphlet COBB TT has drawn a faithful - and spiritd' picture of modern Reformers. — He has clearly and emphatically shewn that these ' Reformers are aanated by the lowest and basest feelings of self-interest '(a pielnre 'indeed that faith fully pourtrays his own charaaer), and that nothing but mischief, and eyed ruin, can result, if success should attend their machinations. CoIiBBTT we know has deserted from the principles which'he inculcated in this pamphlet, with as little sham&as he abscond ed from the Court Martial which he had occasioned, and is now" an advocate fdr the very measures which he once so vehemently branded with all his force and 'all his violence-. But the chara&er of Cost- BETT, which has been stigmatised by every species of apostacy, ought not to invalidate- his reasonings when they are built upon truth and praaice. There fore, we,advise all men who fn au well, not to attend the Meetings pf these Reformers, but to peruse COB BETT'S excellent pamphlet, in which their principles -and views are so plainly expcsed ; or if they do at tend the Meeting, and can gain a hearing, amidst the turbulence of party-spirit, faaion, and sedition, to take his Elements liqi;:rin with them, to read a few passages to the multitude, and thus, in spite of himself, render that man useful to the country, whose present labours seem only intended to distUrbe its tranquillity, and degrade its Constitution. Tuesday night the stables of Mr. WHITTINGTON, Of Stevenage, in Hats, were broke open, and a va luable horse stolen, which is sup pose d to have b een I brought to the London market for :ale.. • OF L9JUi c.-7.4,14-BrEn. NINI'll DAY. The Conti assembled at ten o'clock yesterday, and Lord Garribier having talten his usual place, , TIKI PRESIDENT asked his Lordship whether be bad any thing further to submit io the Court, in ad dition to what yeas already before it ? Lord GAMBIER replied, he 4dncqhipg.further to present ‘to,the 'Court beyond Wbia, was contained in a PaPer.he held in.his hand, and which he begged rhight k read by the Judge-Advoc.ate., The 'Cpu t cy having ae(f.iiesccd, the following `pa per was read :--- "Mr..PRESIDENT, . . . " I closefl, my evidence on Wednesday, in the full persuasion that having established every, part of my, defence, it was unnei.essary for me to exami n e turther witn e ss es , the more especiaily,,as I bad called the Officers, who. were in Aix Roads, and had been actively engaged in the attack on the enemy. Their testimony w o uld, I conce i ve , b e m ore accept , . able to the CoOrt than that of other witnesses de riving their knowledge from subsequent informa tion. " The Qourt, however, in the exe,reise.of . its dis cretion, thought proper to call all the remaining witnesses, and I, heartily rejoice that nothing has been omitted.to render the inquiry most complete. It is with Rio inconsiderable degree of satisfaction that I 'find in their depOsitions testimony equally honourable to the with that of the Officers before examined. • " Some positions laid clown by two of these wit nesses have been so cotnpleiely refuted by other evi dence brought, forward, that I feel myself the more confirmed in . my opinion, that the measures I pur sued for the attack of the enemy, were those best calculated for_the advantageous attainment of the objet in View. " GAMBIER." The PitEstnEWr then desired that Lord Cochrane might be called, and on his Lordship's appearance, addressed him as follows : . " Lotd COCHRANE—The Court having taken into a due consideration your note addressed to me, have resolved (thetontepts of that note being foreign to the thatte6 inmiediately under their consideration, the Inquiry irlto the conduct of Lord Gambier,) that the request 'contained in that note should , not be complied with." Lord COCEIRANE.—" I bow with due deference to the decision of the Court, but have to request ; that the .note adverted to may appear en the minutes of - evidence before the Court." The PRESIDENT; "My Lord ; the Court will take the propriety of such a siep into consideration." The Court was then cleared of strangers, and afier three hours deliberation, - the Court was again opened. The witnesses were first admitted ; and on our ad mission, . The President informed Lord Cochrane, that the Court, alter having considered the propriety of in cluding hisletter on the minutes, had come to a determination to, comply with his Lordship's re quest. The letter was then read, and was;ts follows : t , ,_4th August, 1809. 4 . Having heard from my brother 0 ljit:ers that t report has gone abroad that I censured, in general terms, the conduci of the 'Officers employed in the Road of Aix, on the oath of April, 1 wish to have an opportumtrio declare the truth on oath, considering reports of that nature .highly injurious to the service of our Country. " I am also 'desirous to lay before the COutt the orders given to the fire-ships for their guidance —as they ‘vil I tend to elucidate, and clear some of those. who consider that blame has been imputed to them. • " 1 have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " 0 C ANE. To Sir Roger, Curtis, Bart. President," 4:e. The PRESIDONT then desired Mr. Greetham, the Judge-Advocate, to read the sentence, which was as follows: P ursu ant toan order from the Right Honourable the Lords Cominissioners of the Admiralty, dated the sth day of June last, and direaed to the President, setting forth ftat AdMiral the 'Right Hon. Lord Gambier had by his letter to their,Lordship's Seeres tary of the 30th of May, 1809, requesting, that his condo& as Commander in Chief of the Channel Fleet employed in Basque Roads, between the 17th day of March and 29th day of April, 1809, tn;glit be inquired into by a Court Martial, and that by the Log Books and minutes of signal of the Caledonia, Imperieuse, and other ships employed on that service, it appeared to them that the said Admiral Lord Gambier on the twelfth day of the said month of April, the enemy's ships being then on shore, and, the signal having' been made that they could be destroyed, did for a' considerable time neglea or delay taking effeaual measures for destroying them. And they, there fore, in compliance with his Lordship's request, and in consequence of 'what appeared in the said log books and minutes of signals, thought fit that a Court-Martial should be assembled tor the purpose. of examining into his Lordship's conduct and trying him for the same. The Commissioner; proceeded to try the said Admiral the Right Hi-In. Lord Gam bier, for his condea in the in'tance herein before mentioned ; and also to inquire into his whole con do& and proceedings as Commander in Chief of the Channel Fleet employed in Basque Roads, be tween the said 17th day of• March and the 29th, day of April, 1809, and to try him for the 'same accordingly, and having heard the evidence pro duced in support of the charges, and by the said Right Honourable Lord Gambier in his defence, and what his Lordship had to allege in support thereof, and having maturely and deliberately weighed, and considered the whole—the Court is of opinion, that the Charge that the said Admiral Lord Gambier on the 12th of the • said month of April, the enemy's ships being then - on shore, and the signal having been made, that they could be 'destroyed, did for a considerable time negle& or delay taking effeaual measures for de stroying them, has not been proved against the said Admiral the Right Honourable, Lord Gambier, but that his Lordship's condo& on that occasion, as well as his general eonduet and proceedings as Com mander in Chief of the • Channel Fleer employed in Basque Roads, between (be' said 17111 day of March and the 29th day of Apra, ;809, was marked by zeal,. judgment, abilly and an anxious attention to the welfare of his Majesty's service, and cloth adjudge him "to be NSOST HuNOPP A.CAULTTEII, Admiral the, Right EioricKirF.blc Laid GPmbiec.if hereby MOST HONOUtABLY ACQUITTED ZeCord ingly— (Signed) ROGER:CURTIS. W. YOUNG , .• J. T. DUCKWORTH. .w. S TANHOPE. 'l3. DOUGLAS.. • GEORGE CAMPBELL. JOHN SUTTON. JOHN IRWIN. ROBeRT HALL. L 1)w. STIRLING DICKSON, ' • • ; RICHARD D. DUNN.. M..GR.gETHAM, run, Dep. Judge Advocteoft,he Fleet. PRESIDENT."" .1-Mnd me up my Lord Gambier's sword.", It was handed to the President. PRESIDENT—" Admiral Lord Gambier, I have pe culiar pleasure in receiving the command of the C.: Ain to return you your sword, in the fullest convidion that, as you have hitherto dune, you will on all fu ture occasions use it for the honour and advan tage of your country, and to your own personal honour. Having so far obeyed the command of the Court, I beg you will permit me in my indivi, dual capacity to express to you the high gratification I have upoii this occasion." Lord i.;Amaisa.—" I cannot sufficiently express the sense I feel of the patient attention of the Court, and beg to return thanks to you, Sir, for the oblige t manner in which y o u h ave conveye d to me their' sentiments." REGATT4. BANKS OF WINDERMERE, juLY, tt3,9, -- This annual festivity commenced on Tuesday, the 25th, by a Ball at the White Lion ) at Bowness, which was very numerously and respectably attended. Two rooms, handsom e ly ornamented, were appr priated to claming ) councded together by an awn.. log decorated with coloured lamps, which had a beautiful etre& At a late hour the company sepa.i. rated. Early on Wednesday Morning the-banks of the lake were crowded with speCtators from all parts of the,Country, to witness a scene the most ench4nt4 log . that can be imagined. The lake ai covered with- a number of sailing and.rowing,boats-c4 dif.; fereut sizes,.and variously rigged : those which were to contend for the prize, by a signal gun fired at a quarter before eleven, horn a commanding battery on the East side of the hike, on which the Royal Standard was . erected, assembled near are Ferry• house, to prepare for starting, and at eleven o'clock precisely, by another signal gun; they pinceeded tci sail twice round a buoy, moored at the distance of between three and four miles. • The early part of the morning was beautiful ; and highly favourable for the day's aniusement, until the mornent of the race commencing, when we experi enced one of the most awful and tremendous thundee storms that the oldest inhabitants of this country re member to have witnssed, and whiCh,\Ve are curry to learn, has done considerable injury in the neighbour hood. The rain fell in torrents, wit nout intermission,fill a late hour in the evening. however, did not prevent the race horn proceeding; and after a beau tiful contest of four hours, between the boats of Mr. Bolton and Mr. Wilson, - it terminated in favour of Mr. Bolton's boat the Viaory. Afterwards above so Gentlemen sat down to dinner in a tent prepared for the -purpose at the Ferry-house, where many loyal and constitutional toasts were drank with en thusiasm, and the whole•was candu6ted with the greatest hilarity and good humour. An excellent band of music, provided by the Steward, contributed greatly to the festivity of the entertainment. The continued rain prevented the further amusements of the evening.,_ On Thursday morning the lake assumed the gayek appearance, and the day was closed by one of the most splendid fetes we have ever witnessed, given by the Steward, John Bolton, Esq. at his magnificent mansion, Storrs-Hall. The house, though in an unfinished • state, was fitted up in a style that did infinite credit to the taste and libera lity of its hospitable poAsessors. Nothing could sur pass the splendour of the decorations. 'The dancing commenced at ten, , and at one, the company, con sisting of 150 persons, sat down to a most elegant supper, provided withevery delicacy the season could afford. After supper the;dancing re-commenced-, and was kept up with spirit till four, when the ,com pany retired,highly delighted with the attention of the worthy host and hostess. HOME CIRCUIT, KENT ASSIZES. MAIDSTONE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. Three Special Jury causes were appointed for this morning, one of which went off for defeci, of Jurors ; another was withdrawn; and the third, which was whether certain lands were subject to a mocks or not, was shortly disposed of. The only e v id ence givenof the moth's was the receipts of th e l ast two Vicars, which his Lordship held was inst2itic:ent proof. The business finished before ten o'clock this alcrn ing, and concluded the Assizes. ' , THE ARTS.—The publioation brought forward by Mr. ACKERMANN, under the . title of REPOSITORY or THE ARTS, we consider as one of the most valu . able periodical Works of the time, and far from being dis posed to retraet the favourable accountswhich we have before given,we feel pleasure in bearing testimony in fa vourof his increased zeal to deserve public patronage. In hislast Number wp find that he has given ten pages above the usual quantity of matter, .with additional decorations, and thereby rendering his Work still mere conspicuous for utility and beauty. The adjourned Surrey. Sessions commenced yes terday, at the Session-House, Horsemon„,,wer-lane, before Mr. Serjeant OxsLow, and a full gerrch of Magistrates. A number of insolvent Debtor were brought up from the King's Bench, and discharged. Several who were opposed on various grounds were remanded, and will be brought up again when all, those who are not opposed have been liberated. The Defendant, in the complaint at Union Ha!), cf an asssait mentioned in our Paper of yesterday ; We understand, is not Mr. Bowton of the Stock Ex. change, but a Mr. Bowdon. We are also assured that the transaaion uai not occasioned by, any obser vations respeaing Vauxhall Bridge.